Receptacle



Sept. 4, 1923. 1,466.962

R. S. REYNOLDS RECEPTACLE Filed Aug. 10 1920 f 4, I anmzwtbz R. SHEy/YOLDS Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

RICHARD S. REYNOLD S, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

' RECEPTACLE.

Application filed August 10, 1920. Serial No. 402689.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD S. Rnrnonos, citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following. to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful."

improvements in air and moisture proof receptacles and more particularly to a devlce adapted for containing cigars and articles of this character where it is required to retain them in a moist condition. The main object of the present invention is the provision of a receptacle of the above character which is preferably constructed of flexible metal mounted on suitable paper so that when the receptacle is formed it has an. air

tight, all metal exterior with sponge like interior paper surface and further provided with reenforcing strips arranged upon opposite sides of the receptacle and secured to the inner surface of paper during the con struction of the receptacle to provide a sub stantially strong receptacle for the protection of the contents thereof.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a receptacle constructed of flexible metal having an inner surface of paper applied thereto and provided with' Figure 1 is a side elevation of a receptacle constructed in accordance with my invention,

showing the reenforcing strips about to be placed in position,

Figure. 2is a perspective view of the receptacle ready to receive the goods,

Figure 3 is an end elevation showing one manner of closing the end of the receptacle after the contents have been and Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

placed therein,

In carrying out my invention, I first provide a sheet of flexible metal 1 and attached to one side thereof a sheet of paper 2, by the use of any desired adhesive. The sheet is then placed in a machine and folded into two prismatic triangular bodies 3, united apex to apex, the base portions of said bodies having attached thereto the reenforcing strips 4. These reinforcing strips 4 are prepared with a coating of adhesive upon one side thereof and then inserted within the body,

said strips 'to be attached to the base portions of thebodies 3 as clearly illustrated in the drawings, thus providing a concealed air tight seam and also a suitable reenforcement for'the opposite sides of the entire body.

It will be apparent that when this receptacle is to be used for containing cigars and articles of this character which are liable to be easily crushed, these reenforcing strips will securely protect the article and retain it in its original condition.

In order to close one end of the body during the manufacture of the receptacles, ,I pro:

- vide a metallic cap 5 which is engaged over one end of the body, this particular end of the body being pressed to a closed position so that the cap 5 can be readily engaged therewith. In order to retain the cap in position upon the closed end of the body,

the same' is clamped as illustrated at 6,

whereby the cap will be securely retained in position upon the closed end of the body.

It will be understood, however, that after the "articles have been placed within the body of the receptacle, the end through which the articles have been inserted may be closed by means of'one of the can members. 5 or any other suitable means may be used for closing this end of the body.

. While I have shown and described this particular construction of receptacle as adapted for use for containing cigars and articles of this character, it will be readily apparent that the same may be constructed in any desired size so that it can be used equally as well for containing coffee, tea, or any other articles along this line, in fact any article where it is desired to keep the same in a substantially air-tight closure.

In Figure 3, I have illustrated one manner in which the open end of the receptacle may be closed without using one of the cap members 5. This particular form of closing the receptacle is especially adapted for use when the receptacle. is used for containing reinforcing strip secured to the base of each coffee, tea and similar articles.

The end portions-of the receptacle are folded inwardly andsecured down by the use of any desirableadhesive material. In the folding of the end portions of the body as illustrated in Figure 8, the side walls of the prismatic bodies are first folded inwardly and the base portions which contain .the reenforcing strips 4 are folded inwardly onto the ends of the sideportions and each of the folded portions can be secured together by the use of adhesive, if found necessary.

What I claim is: I

1. A receptacle of the class described including a sheet of flexible metallic material, a sheet of absorbent paper of the same size and shape as the flexible metal attached to the metal sheet and both sheets being folded to provide prismatic bodies united apex to apex with the paper upon the interior, a

of said bodies upon the interior of the'paper by means of suitable adhesive material to form a concealed air tight closure, a cap member secured to one end of the body for closing the same and the other end of said body being closed by folding the side and end walls inwardly upon each other.

2. A receptacle of the class described including an interior casing of paper, an outer sealing cover of tinfoil, and a crimped cap adapted to bite into the casing and cover for securely closing one end of said receptacle and to give an additional strength to said end.

3. A receptacle of the class described including an interior casing of paper, an outer sealing cover of tinfoil, spaced oppositely opposed reinforcing strips secured to the inside of said casing. of paper, and a crimped cap adapted to bite into the casing, cover and reinforcing strips, for securely closing one end of said receptacle and to give an additional strength to said end.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

RICHARD S. REYNOLDS. 

